Morning Roundup: “Jersey Shore” Punch is Cut; Roman Polanski Signs with “Twilight” Studio;”Uncharted 2″ Game of the Year

Jennifer Hudson goes home for the holidays, “Jersey Shore” pulls a controversial punch scene, and Roman Polanksi signs with “Twilight” distributor for his new movie…

J. Hud Holiday Special: Jennifer Hudson has taken up the role of hostess for the holidays. The former “American Idol” contestant will be featured in “Jennifer Hudson: I’ll be Home for Christmas” on ABC tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The singer and Academy Award-winning actress, who’s working on a Winnie Mandela biopic, will give viewers a glimpse of her life in Chicago. In addition to musical performances, the “Dreamgirls” star, who gave birth to a son earlier this year, will introduce viewers to family, friends and former teachers. [People]

Polanski’s New Project: Director Roman Polanski’s latest film has found a distributor. The thriller “The Ghost Writer,” which stars Pierce Brosnan and Kim Cattrall, was picked up by Summit Entertainment, the same studio that’s behind the “Twilight” franchise. The film is expected to be released in the United States next year. Polanski is currently embroiled in an extradition case in Switzerland stemming from a 1977 sex charge case. In 1978, Mr. Polanski fled the U.S. after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. [Variety]

“Jersey Shore” Pulls a Punch: After much promotion, MTV has decided to pull the controversial scene of one of the housemates from “Jersey Shore” getting punched. (In previews, viewers saw a clip of Snooki, a woman, apparently getting punched in what appears to be her face, by a man in the coming episode.) The clip picked up steam making its way across the Web and generating more controversy for the reality show, which has been criticized by some for promoting Italian-American stereotypes. MTV said in a statement reported by Entertainment Weekly that the show will still make it clear what exactly happened, and the aftermath. [Entertainment Weekly]

No Movie for Obama Half-Brother: President Barack Obama’s half-brother will not make his way to the big screen. Mark Ndesanjo told the Associated Press he has not evaluated or accepted a request to appear in Jiang Wen’s “Let the Bullets Fly” after it was reported he was offered a role. Instead, Ndesanjo will focus on charity work and his writing. [AP]

“Uncharted 2″ Video Game of the Year: It wasn’t “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ or “Batman: Arkham Asylum” that took home the highest honors at the Spike Video Game Awards. Nope, “Unchartered 2: Among Thieves” pulled off a sneak attack and nabbed video game of the year at this year’s VGA. The action-adventure video game won three of the eight awards for which it was nominated. Released in October, the game has reportedly sold more than 1 million copies. [WJZ]

Award Season Update No. 4,765: “The Hurt Locker” is feeling no pain. The war drama about a bomb disposal team in Iraq was named the year’s top drama by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and made the American Film Institute list of the year’s ten top films. The L.A. critics also named “Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow as best director. Jeff Bridges was named best actor for his performance in “Crazy Heart.” [LA Times]